Clarksburg Facility of UCAR Carbon Company Utilizes MODCOMP's Industrial ScdaBase for Linux

UCAR International upgraded their industrial process control computer system at their graphite specialties manufacturing plant in Clarksburg, West Virginia. The new process control system is used to simultaneously monitor and control temperature and pressure of gas fired baking furnaces used in the manufacturing process.

Using an Intel compatible industrial hardened computer system, the new UCAR process control application is built with MODCOMP's new Linux version of ScadaBase, a graphically enhanced, menu-driven, user-configurable Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) application software package suited for real-time process control, factory automation, and utility applications. ScadaBase supports batch and continuous process control applications for industries such as energy, metals, oil and gas, rubber and plastics, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, pulp and paper, and food and beverages.

"The high performance and robustness of Linux makes it a natural fit for open systems hardware and software architectures," stated Ron Cook, Vice President of Technology Operations for MODCOMP, Inc. "The modular software architecture of ScadaBase, coupled with commercially available hardware running Linux, provides an unparalleled platform for system expansion, scalability, and interoperability with enterprise business systems", Cook added.

MODCOMP provided project management, application development, installation, and documentation for the project.